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(Above photo courtesy Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club)

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Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club holds its 37th annual hamfest and computer show from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Spectrum, 6001 Smithfield St., in the Boston section of Elizabeth Township.

Admission is $5 and children under 12 are admitted free with an adult. Vendors may purchase a table for $10.

Six prizes will be awarded, including three amateur radios, two GPS systems and a weather radio. Breakfast and lunch will be on sale, and coffee and parking are free.

For more information, visit the club's website or call (412) 664-1683.

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The McKeesport Corps of the Salvation Army marks its 125th anniversary with a dinner tonight at the Palisades, 100 Fifth Ave. at Water St.

Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 6:30 with a buffet dinner at 7:30. WTAE-TV (4) anchor Sally Wiggin will serve as mistress of ceremonies, and city native and KDKA-TV (2) reporter Harold Hayes will serve as the speaker. Tickets are $20.

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Saturday, the Palisades hosts a dance with DJ Jerry Kovach. Admission is $5. Single ladies are invited to "roll the dice" for their admission price; women who roll a six get in for free.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Call (412) 672-2001 or visit the website.

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Twin Oaks Lounge, Rainbow Village Shopping Center, White Oak, hosts 8th Street Rox at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Call (412) 678-3321.

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To Do Next Week: Students from Penn State's Greater Allegheny Campus in McKeesport will raise money for the White Oak Animal Safe Haven from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at The Rose Bar and Grille, Lincoln Way in White Oak.

Guests can dine on pizza and wings for a minimum $5 donation. A raffle and other activities are also planned.

All of the students organizing the fundraiser are from the Comm 471 public relations class at Penn State.

The White Oak Safe Haven, located near the borough building on Lincoln Way, is a volunteer-run, no-kill shelter that has placed 5,000 animals with adoptive homes. Call (412) 672-8901 for information.

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